By Lazarus Apunyo Inadequate funding and logistical challenges have hindered delivery of justice to the victims of military human rights abuses in the Karamoja sub-region. This is according to the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Chairperson, Mariam Wangadya. Wangadya who was in…
By Bondry Kilenga The residents and local leaders of Rikitae and Kanair sub-counties in Kotido district are living in fear following a spike in violent attacks carried out by knife-wielding criminals. Daniel Ilukol, the LCIII chairperson of Rikitae sub-county, says that his…
By Alexander Mackey Okori With time ticking down to the deadline for picking nomination forms, over 94 individuals in Kotido district and Municipality have already picked forms for the upcoming NRM party primaries ahead of the general polls. As of Saturday morning,…
Leaders in Kotido Municipality’s South Division are appealing to district authorities to return control of a market that has been abandoned for over eight years. The market, originally built by Mercy Corps, was a crucial income source for the community before its…
By Alexander Mackey Okori A pall of gloom has descended on Naputir village, Loletio sub-county in Kotido district following a tragic incident, which has left six children dead and 27 others hospitalized after consuming wild poisonous mushrooms. The deceased children aged between…
By Bondry Kilenga Police in Amudat district are holding fifteen workers of Alder Construction Company Ltd. for allegedly stealing construction materials from the Loroo Seed Secondary School construction site. The suspects reportedly broke into the school’s stores on Saturday night and stole…
By Alexander Mackey Okori The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission has dismissed without costs, the election petition against the Kotido Central Division LCIII chairman, Peter Lonya alias Jupitex. The petition arose from the NRM party structure elections that were conducted…
By Prosper Gibolo Kotido District is currently experiencing a significant turnout as the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) conducts its mass enrollment and renewal of National Identity Cards. This nationwide campaign being carried out at parish and village level for a…